Renewed Contract Covers The U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard 

Lockheed Martin will continue with the Weapons System Support Contract (WSSC) by the U.S. Air Force's Air Education Training Command (AETC) and the Weapons Systems Simulator Training & Support Contract by the Air National Guard Bureau to provide pilot training for the F-16. The contracts for $13 million and $20 million, respectively, provide support services for multiple versions of the F-16 covering academic instruction and assessment, courseware development, simulator and training device instruction and training management support.

"Lockheed Martin has supported the U.S. Air Force and Air National Guard training program since 2002, training approximately 500 students a year," said Jim Weitzel, vice president of flight solutions for Lockheed Martin Simulation, Training & Support. "We will continue our commitment to deliver the best training available today and will work with our customers to reinvent how we prepare their students for challenges they may face tomorrow."

Lockheed Martin provides pilot training and support at Luke Air Force Base and Tucson Air National Guard Base in Arizona, Springfield Air National Guard Base, Ohio, and Lackland Air Force Base and Kelly Air Force Base Annex in Texas.

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